*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke]], [[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby]], and [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]] Counties in 1820 (1824).<br>

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*'''County Seat: '''Bryan<br>&nbsp;

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'''1820--'''Williams County was created 12 February 1820&nbsp;from [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke]] County.&nbsp; '''County seat:''' Bryan <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Williams County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref>[[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County, Michigan]] (north){{·}}[[Defiance County, Ohio|Defiance]] (south){{·}}[[Steuben County, Indiana|Steuben County, Indiana]] (northwest){{·}} [[DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb County, Indiana]] (southwest){{·}}[[Henry County, Ohio|Henry]] (southeast){{·}}[[Fulton County, Ohio|Fulton]] (east) <br>

The Williams County Public Library has an online obit index [http://www.williamsco.lib.oh.us/obit.asp] to the local Williams County newspapers. Email them your index information and your snail mail address to obtain a copy of the obit.

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The Williams County Public Library has an online obit index [http://www.williamsco.lib.oh.us/obit.asp] to the local Williams County newspapers. Email them your index information and your snail mail address to obtain a copy of the obit.<br>

'''Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953''' Free name indexes and images at [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 FamilySearch – Pilot]. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

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===== Birth =====

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== Societies and Libraries ==

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William County Public Library 107 E. High Street Bryan, OH 43506

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===== Marriage =====

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==== Family History Centers<br> ====

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===== Death =====

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

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'''[[Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953]]''' Free name indexes and images at [[Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

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== Web Sites ==

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=== Web Sites ===

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Court Records

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Military

Civil WarCivil War service men from Williams County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Williams County.

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

County Record Center has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage and probate records 1824-1984, divorce and courtrecords 1824-1977 and naturalization records 1860-1926; County Health Department has birth and death records from 1909[2]

Family History Centers

Libraries

William County Public Library 107 E. High Street Bryan, OH 43506

Museums

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

Web Sites

USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.